Nairobi (All Africa News Agency, May 15, 2000) - More than 88,000 refugees live in the Kakuma refugee camp, located in the hot, dusty region of north-western Kenya, with temperatures soaring to 40 degrees. Once in a while, fights break out among the refugees. Sometimes reports of disagreements back home are carried into the camp and could precipitate fights. But most of the time this happens among the populous Sudanese and Somali refugees.

The Somali community, with a population of 19,373, has not been free of incidents either. In January, February and March this year, there were mysterious fire outbreaks which razed more than 1,000 houses in the Somali sector.

A Somali elder said the arsonists started the fires by throwing lighted cigarettes onto roof tops. He blamed the community's "Christian neighbours". Investigations are still underway

HARGEISA, Somalia, May 14 (Reuters) - The Red Sea republic of Djibouti has cut air links with neighbouring Somaliland, which broke from Somalia in 1991 and declared itself an independent state, Somaliland officials said on Sunday.

They said the ban included United Nations and European Union flights operating between Hargeisa and Djibouti for aid personnel.

"I have noticed an increase in use of Khat in the upstate NY area This is probably due to the return of the drug from Somalia. Military personal that have returned to the Fort Drum and Surrounding areas were introduced to Khat and seek to continue the use of it."
Quoted from: Everything about Qat/khatPublished 13 Feb 95